> From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Haines Brown wrote: > > Finally bringing to conclusion my first debian (3.0r.1) install, I > > ran aptitude update. When I subsequently rebooted, user cannot start > > x, but root can. > Create a new user, and see if that user has the same problems.
The new user does not have the problem. > Also check > enjae[westk]:/home/westk> sudo cat /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config > Password: > allowed_users=console > nice_value=-10 The above is what I have. allowed_users is console. > > When root runs # echo $DISPLAY, it returns: :0.0. > > But when user runs $ echo $DISPLAY, there is nothing. > > If I log in as a normal user into a text console (no X11) and run "echo > $DISPLAY", I too get nothing displayed. I don't think the lack of having > a display env-var set is a problem. OK, but I don't understand. Is the value of DISPLAY in the environment of root all the time except when a user acquires it by starting X? Haines Brown -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
